This spring, brights are back. And honey, hold on tight, because this color craze is just getting started. Expect a burst of prints, polka dots and feminine florals to show up later in the season. So far, though, it's sassy stripes that have struck it big. The bold bands of color are turning up to modernize sweaters, dresses and accessories. The look is vibrant, symmetric and suitable for day or evening. 1 Zaldy Goco, 33, is so keen on stripes, he combined two Gap scarves and threw them over a striped sweater. 2 Brazilian shop-owner Vanessa Frost, 24, says she chose this Gap pullover, $45, for its colors. 3 Mary Alice Haney, GQ magazine's West Coast editor, totes a tricolored beaded handbag by Parisian designer Jamin Puech. 4 Stephanie Greenfield, owner of Scoop, shows she's in the know in a striped ensemble by British designer Martin Kidman. 5 "I love the colors and the geometric pattern," says Renata Merriam, an executive at Mediacom, of this Searle dress her husband bought for her.